DFA
First Philippine passport — adult
Apply for your first adult passport: documents, DFA appointment, payment, biometrics and collection.
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For applicants aged 18+ applying in the Philippines with a regular birth and identity record. Children, citizenship issues and corrected records have additional requirements.
About this guide
Checking off a task does not submit an application. The listed scope and special cases determine which documents you need.
Adult first application in the Philippines
For applicants aged 18+ applying in the Philippines with a regular birth and identity record. Children, citizenship issues and corrected records have additional requirements.
Open this case guide →Checklist for this case
- Check the documents before booking
Check that your birth record and ID details agree; arrange missing PSA documents first.
- Choose a DFA office and appointment
Select office, date and processing option at passport.gov.ph/appointment.
- Pay using the emailed reference
Follow the deadline in the payment email and keep the receipt.
- Print the confirmed packet
After payment, print the confirmed appointment and completed application on A4 paper.
- Attend document checking and biometrics
Appear personally at the office on your booking; bring originals and photocopies.
- Collect and inspect the passport
Follow the release date on your receipt; check the printed details. Delivery adds time.
Changing the case asks before replacing this service’s saved progress. Other checklists are kept.
Guide reviewed 2026-10-05. Save your checklist here; application and payment happen on the official service.
What you’ll need
Print the packet emailed after payment; bring the payment receipt.
Bring the original and a photocopy. Unreadable, corrected or late-registered records require extra documents.
Examples include an LTO driver’s licence, PRC ID or UMID. Bring the original plus one photocopy.
Bring the original and a photocopy when changing to a married surname; this is not needed solely for retaining a maiden name.
Steps
Check that your birth record and ID details agree; arrange missing PSA documents first.
PreparationSelect office, date and processing option at passport.gov.ph/appointment.
passport.gov.phFollow the deadline in the payment email and keep the receipt.
Authorized payment channelAfter payment, print the confirmed appointment and completed application on A4 paper.
PreparationAppear personally at the office on your booking; bring originals and photocopies.
Booked DFA officeFollow the release date on your receipt; check the printed details. Delivery adds time.
Collection / deliveryCosts & charges
₱950 regular or ₱1,200 expedited; channel and delivery extras
Where to go
Use the office shown in your confirmed appointment. These local listings are a starting point.
Angeles City · Appointment time range: 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Antipolo City · Appointment time not supplied; use your confirmed booking.
Bacolod City · Appointment time not supplied; use your confirmed booking.
Baguio City · Appointment time not supplied; use your confirmed booking.
Where to apply & get help
Use your confirmed appointment office. The contact below is agency support, not a branch appointment.
Agency address & contact scope
Office of Consular Affairs, Aseana Business Park, Bradco Avenue, Diosdado Macapagal Blvd, Parañaque
Passport requirements: (02) 8651-9400. Online appointment/payment concerns: (02) 8234-3488. Attend the office on your confirmed appointment.
Contact references reviewed: 2026-10-05. Call availability has not been tested.